Empire of Lust: A Dark Billionaire Romance (Torrio Empire)

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I lapped up Book 1 because an obsessive, over the top, possessive bad boy (or very much a man in this case) is right up my street! Don't judge me... Bianca has had a crush on her best friend's dad forever, but she always knew it was wrong. He does not feel the same way and she would have to keep living in her fantasy. Until she sees him next to the pool one night and everything changes. Will she finally have her fantasy? Or will it turn uot to be a nightmare? The ending? I cried. It’s everything I wanted and I am so happy to have gotten it! THANK GOD this universe is not over… or I’d never get out of this book hangover I have found myself in. I love that we get to continue Empire of Lies by starting off from the cliffhanger in the first book. Okay, so I thought Callum was crazy in book 1, but he is so freaking unhinged in book 2, but I really enjoyed his character in Empire of Lies since we get to see how much Bianca has affected him both emotionally and physically. I also enjoyed seeing Bianca’s character how she was able to resist Callum and his temptation. Both Bianca and Callum, have such great character development in this book. Callum shows his true feelings for Bianca and would go through great lengths for both Bianca and for his daughter, Tatum. Bianca has grown a great deal, from being the naive girl to a women who is resilient and fierce. I was glad that I gave this book a shot & found another author to look forward.Though no matter how much I enjoyed reading Bianca's & Callum's story, there were parts where I wished it could be more.

Callum and Bianca grew a lot in this book. Some truths came to light but while new secrets were made. This book was even better than book 1.

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Still addictive reading although it ends on another cliffhanger, which I'm not 100% sure is necessary. I found some elements really (too much of the dad, Tatum and long drawn out musing) could have been omitted altogether and this saga could have been resolved here. When she’s not writing she can be found sitting with a cup of coffee, in some comfy chair, with a book in hand. She is a mom (of both pups and kids), a wife, and an introvert. Bianca has had a crush on her best friends father Callum, since she was sixteen years old. Finding herself having to move in with her best friend and her father, she catches Callum with a women one night. Does she leave once she catches them or does she stay and watch? I was really looking forward to this book, but it fell short for me. We meet Bianca when she’s graduating from college with her best friend. We find out that she’s had a crush on her best friends dad for years and has never acted on it. i didnt quite like TATUM here..she did upset me in this book 🥲😮‍💨 but seriously im so excited for her & ROMERO's book 🥹🥹🩷🩷

For the past 5 years Callum Torrino is all Bianca has thought about. Fantasized about. What she would do to make him hers. But he is her best friend’s dad and that kind of makes him off limits. Until one night… And oh what a night. Callum noticing Bianca over the years, tempting and taunting him. But reminding himself she’s his daughters best friend and can be nothing more. But after he catches her watching him, things completely change after that night. He is going to possess Bianca, claim her and make her his. And he will do anything and everything in his power to tie her down to him. I’m really hoping that Tatum and Romero have their own book because I’m also invested in whether or not they are able to work out their issues. All Jenna knew though was that she wanted him, more than anything else. Problem was, she couldn’t really tell if Rex was exactly like Corey or if his intentions were just as innocent as he was making them to be. This is the story about how the one thing she wanted wound up being the same thing which would hurt the most. What happens when the single thing you least expect to happen actually does? What happens when all of the secrets and the lies come out? What a rough ride Bianca and Callum have been on! I feel like my emotions have been on a roller coaster with them. There were moments of extreme rage, deep sorrow, but most of all, hope and love.

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Now if you're concerned about age gaps Bianca is 21 and I'm pretty sure Callum is in his early 40's if I remember correctly. I seriously could not put this book down. I was truly invested in all the drama, suspense, and secrets. Can’t wait for the final book in this trilogy. Josi did a phenomenal job with this series. I am so sad that this is the end. She knows how to write unhinged possessive alphaholes, and let me tell you, the spice in this series will leave your panties drenched. If you have not yet read book one, Empire of Lust, do not read my review it will possibly contain spoilers for that book. You’ve been warned.

Killer” is the first novel in the “Project” series and was released in 2015. In her eyes, he’d always be the same. Maggie Jacobs, age twenty-four, had lived a life of pain and heartache. After losing the one man that she had loved to an incurable cancer, she went on to take a job working for PGI Corporation in the hopes that she could find a cure in his honor some day. Little did she know that her simply working there could be the difference between life and death. Everything finally comes to a climax in book3, Callum is desperate to find Bianca and he will do anything to protect his loved ones and tbh the changes we got to see in Callum 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️The romance was a blazing inferno of lust and everything forbidden. And it doesn’t even matter that Callum is a very bad man with a horrible past and present; Bianca can’t stop the feelings she has for him even if she wanted to. They are both too far gone. these 3books got released in the consecutive 3months and the way i was suffering for each one to come out 🫠 and now it's over 😭 WELL. The Torrio Empire trilogy is officially over and I am not okay. I went into this series thinking, “oh age gap, mafia, this will be good,” and I came out of book one DYING for book two and then when that was okay, CRYING for book three. In my eyes, this trilogy is perfection from start to finish…. my only critique is that it’s over and now I am sad 😭 Ultimately though, we also get a decent plot that turns into quite the 'whodunnit' and keeps the story zipping along. Can Callum be redeemed? Hmmm....